The African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET) is pleased to announce the appointment of Rob Floyd as Director for Innovation and Digital Policy.
The digital revolution in Africa is not just about mobile phones and internet access. It can be an incredibly powerful tool to make African manufacturing more efficient and better connected to global markets. In an age of disruption due to...
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the process of decades-long digitalization was accelerated around the world. Digital technologies such as mobile applications, artificial intelligence, and big data analytics are now extensively used to increase knowledge on human immunity, track the...
The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the fragility of many African economies, which are not diversified and lack resilience to economic crisis. One of the main ways to promote diversification and economic transformation is through promoting innovation. This essay brings together...
ACET, working with partner Omdena and nearly 40 data scientists and machine learning experts from around the globe, recently completed the continent’s first Artificial Intelligence Challenge to help predict what infrastructure Africa will need in the future.
As the world enters the Fourth Industrial Revolution of artificial intelligence, robotics and the internet of things, the challenge for Africa is providing its youth with the knowledge and skills needed for the emerging world of work.
Innovation & Digital Policy
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Industrial Innovation: the next frontier for African progress
The digital revolution in Africa is not just about mobile phones and internet access. It can be an incredibly powerful tool to make African manufacturing more efficient and better connected to global markets. In an age of disruption due to...
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